David Beech
@davidbeech.bsky.social
Yorkshire based. Interested in politics. Labour member but not a cultist.
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The juxtaposition between the headline and the photo in the mobile article is off the charts.
“Yes I am! For treason and murder. :)”
“Yes I am! For treason and murder. :)”
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The juxtaposition between the headline and the photo in the mobile article is off the charts.
“Yes I am! For treason and murder. :)”
“Yes I am! For treason and murder. :)”
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We should start by talking about older, successful professionals who have fallen into a sort-of high-status conspiracism, promoting distrust in institutions to drive crowdfunding ventures.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-im-not...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-im-not...
December 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We should start by talking about older, successful professionals who have fallen into a sort-of high-status conspiracism, promoting distrust in institutions to drive crowdfunding ventures.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-im-not...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-im-not...
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"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
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there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
classic story of some lady hitting the transphobia pipe harder and harder and becoming an intolerable shithead who alienates all her friends www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
How Sandie Peggie 'Benidorm Posse' friend group was torn apart by NHS Fife trans tribunal
The personal cost of the changing room row was exposed in expletive-ridden private messages as tensions boiled over in group chats.
www.thecourier.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
Back home after seeing family up in Carlisle and much as I love them all it's a lovely feeling being home, bit of music on, no need to make conversation or feel a bit awkward about making an excuse to go for a walk or whatever, I can just *relax*.
December 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Back home after seeing family up in Carlisle and much as I love them all it's a lovely feeling being home, bit of music on, no need to make conversation or feel a bit awkward about making an excuse to go for a walk or whatever, I can just *relax*.
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I'm going to take a bet 95% of rural prople have nothing to do with hunting at all
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural ones
Keir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.
The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration unfairly neglects country communities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm going to take a bet 95% of rural prople have nothing to do with hunting at all
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My distressingly earnest take on a lot of stuff is that the real divide in politics is by people who are ultimately driven by love and joy and those who are primarily driven by hate and anger. Each finds different objects, policies and directions, but the chasm is between rather than among each side
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My distressingly earnest take on a lot of stuff is that the real divide in politics is by people who are ultimately driven by love and joy and those who are primarily driven by hate and anger. Each finds different objects, policies and directions, but the chasm is between rather than among each side
Anyone who's ever lived 'amongst rural people' knows there are plenty of people in those communities who also do not approve of hunting. Not the divide people urban or countryside they'd like to pretend it is.
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural ones
Keir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.
The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration unfairly neglects country communities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Anyone who's ever lived 'amongst rural people' knows there are plenty of people in those communities who also do not approve of hunting. Not the divide people urban or countryside they'd like to pretend it is.
If there's anything that could increase support for the King and the monarchy it's a bunch of racist scumbags demanding we get rid of the current Monarch and replace him with a racist piece of shit like Lowe. Confident support for this lunatic move is v small - I know the country I live in.
Could the idea of making Rupert Lowe the King instead be "mainstreamed", ask the online racist right!
December 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If there's anything that could increase support for the King and the monarchy it's a bunch of racist scumbags demanding we get rid of the current Monarch and replace him with a racist piece of shit like Lowe. Confident support for this lunatic move is v small - I know the country I live in.
'The last thing we want from the Monarchy at Christmas is platitudes about coming together as a country, respecting our neighbours and overcoming division at home' said nobody except some mad racists on twitter.
This is straight up American culture war crap. And what's the boomer mythology about the Second World War code for?
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
'The last thing we want from the Monarchy at Christmas is platitudes about coming together as a country, respecting our neighbours and overcoming division at home' said nobody except some mad racists on twitter.
If the populist right want to make the King their next target I'd invite them to go for it . They'd only be one winner with the wider public and it won't be the right.
Sad and predictable but also interesting and revealing to see the angry reaction from the populist right to the King's Speech. They're reading it as a call for tolerance of diversity, approval for multi-faith, multi-cultural UK, and supportive of Ukraine. Which I think it was & intentionally so. 1/3
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If the populist right want to make the King their next target I'd invite them to go for it . They'd only be one winner with the wider public and it won't be the right.
Quick break from my champagne to point out our Zack here didn't actually deny any of the allegations Reed made in this story. That's because they are true.
A Christmas Day tale in 3 parts.
1) Steve Reed - Housing Minister - launches a Xmas Day attack.
2) It's the Labour Governments usual shit.
3) join.greenparty.org.uk
Merry Xmas!
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
1) Steve Reed - Housing Minister - launches a Xmas Day attack.
2) It's the Labour Governments usual shit.
3) join.greenparty.org.uk
Merry Xmas!
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Exclusive: Cabinet Minister Brands Zack Polanski A 'Con Artist' In Outspoken Attack
Steve Reed also suggested the Green Party leader is immoral.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Quick break from my champagne to point out our Zack here didn't actually deny any of the allegations Reed made in this story. That's because they are true.
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Extraordinary story.
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Extraordinary story.
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When this stuff first came out a couple of years ago I remember some member of the pundit class saying ‘he had us all fooled’ and it was like, honestly, speak for yourself
If you had come to me twenty years ago and said “in 2025 Russell Brand will be a far-right pundit spreading antisemitic conspiracies and accused of multiple rapes” I would have said “seems entirely plausible, how about those future cars, are they cool?”
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
When this stuff first came out a couple of years ago I remember some member of the pundit class saying ‘he had us all fooled’ and it was like, honestly, speak for yourself
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The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Agree with this. Though I do think over recent years there's a decline in the 'no politics over the table' rule across generations. I know I don't agree with some of my family and so we decide to talk about other stuff instead. Manners on both sides.
Why is this advice always aimed at children avoiding their parents, and never at older people belligerently and inevitably regurgitating Facebook opinions so offensive their own kids would rather skip Christmas dinner than endure them?
Yeah, no thanks.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
December 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Agree with this. Though I do think over recent years there's a decline in the 'no politics over the table' rule across generations. I know I don't agree with some of my family and so we decide to talk about other stuff instead. Manners on both sides.
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Carols in the Kyiv metro.
Sending you a bit of Christmas spirit from Ukraine.
Sending you a bit of Christmas spirit from Ukraine.
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Carols in the Kyiv metro.
Sending you a bit of Christmas spirit from Ukraine.
Sending you a bit of Christmas spirit from Ukraine.
Poor Keir really can't get catch a break 😢 though I don't think he'd be stingy with a gift!!?? As for Boris I think we all know he'd be trying to get his end away with your 20 year old niece....
🎄Got a spare seat at the Xmas Dinner table? Well if you're looking for a politician to invite (why wouldn't you be) Then Brits say:
Boris would be the most fun
Fancy an argument go for Farage
Kemi makes the best xmas dinner (no sandwiches)
Keir would bring the most stingy gift
Boris would be the most fun
Fancy an argument go for Farage
Kemi makes the best xmas dinner (no sandwiches)
Keir would bring the most stingy gift
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Poor Keir really can't get catch a break 😢 though I don't think he'd be stingy with a gift!!?? As for Boris I think we all know he'd be trying to get his end away with your 20 year old niece....
Just realised my last minute dash into sainsbury's looks like I *really* spoil my cat at Christmas.
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Just realised my last minute dash into sainsbury's looks like I *really* spoil my cat at Christmas.
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
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Today Labour are announcing wide-ranging NHS support for care leavers…
🏥… from free prescriptions, dental and eye care…
👩⚕️👨⚕️… to joined up mental health support, paid internships and guaranteed interviews for jobs in the NHS!
Wes Streeting in the Daily Mirror:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
🏥… from free prescriptions, dental and eye care…
👩⚕️👨⚕️… to joined up mental health support, paid internships and guaranteed interviews for jobs in the NHS!
Wes Streeting in the Daily Mirror:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today Labour are announcing wide-ranging NHS support for care leavers…
🏥… from free prescriptions, dental and eye care…
👩⚕️👨⚕️… to joined up mental health support, paid internships and guaranteed interviews for jobs in the NHS!
Wes Streeting in the Daily Mirror:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
🏥… from free prescriptions, dental and eye care…
👩⚕️👨⚕️… to joined up mental health support, paid internships and guaranteed interviews for jobs in the NHS!
Wes Streeting in the Daily Mirror:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'We're all going to hell in a handcart.... well not me personally.'
How good a year do Britons say 2025 was for...
Themselves personally
Good: 36%
Average: 35%
Bad: 27%
The UK
Good: 6%
Average: 24%
Bad: 66%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Themselves personally
Good: 36%
Average: 35%
Bad: 27%
The UK
Good: 6%
Average: 24%
Bad: 66%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'We're all going to hell in a handcart.... well not me personally.'
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As with the WFA climbdown, the government will get zero political credit for this ... but it will fuel bond market concerns about its ability to stick to any unpopular decisions. Basically lose, lose really - unless you're a farmer.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Government waters down farm inheritance tax plan
The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As with the WFA climbdown, the government will get zero political credit for this ... but it will fuel bond market concerns about its ability to stick to any unpopular decisions. Basically lose, lose really - unless you're a farmer.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Labour really should have gone hard on Taxing Other People this year, clearly.
A focus group quote that stuck with me from a disappointed Lab voter was along lines:
"Why are they (Labour) picking on Pensioners (WFA), farmers (IHT), small businesses (NICS), these groups who can't fight back?"
Telling 2 of those 3 have been significantly watered down now
"Why are they (Labour) picking on Pensioners (WFA), farmers (IHT), small businesses (NICS), these groups who can't fight back?"
Telling 2 of those 3 have been significantly watered down now
Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m, not £1m as planned, in government U-turn to help farming community - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Labour really should have gone hard on Taxing Other People this year, clearly.
If this was a Labour candidate this would be - rightly - all over the bbc website but this is Reform and we all know they are a bit racist so it doesn't get a mention. Which is fucked up, really.
Good grief: a genuine, senior Reform candidate saying we should force Jews and Muslims to commit blasphamy to 'prove their sincerity to Christians'.
This is just straight up racism and the fact Reform can't disown him says everything.
This is just straight up racism and the fact Reform can't disown him says everything.
Reform candidate slammed over 'bacon' religion comment as Farage faces pressure
A senior Reform UK candidate faces fresh criticism over 'unacceptable' comments suggesting non-Christians should eat 'bacon' to prove their sincerity to the religion
www.mirror.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If this was a Labour candidate this would be - rightly - all over the bbc website but this is Reform and we all know they are a bit racist so it doesn't get a mention. Which is fucked up, really.